I received an email from someone last week that simply said, "I'd like to read about how to close sales in one of your ezines." That was it.  That was all the email contained.  I resisted the temptation to send back a link to my products page, and after I thought about it a bit I took it as a challenge to summarise the most important parts of closing a sale:

Recession, depression, slow economy - it doesn't matter what excuse you make or call it, it all boils down to "Besieged Buyer Syndrome." This condition will manifest itself in a stalled opportunity. Sales executives and sales people realize that stalls are for horses, not for selling!